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A notorious GPT-3-generated blog shows AI still can’t imitate human writing
2 days ago –
So you’re interested in AI? Then join our online event, TNW2020,
where you’ll hear how artificial intelligence is transforming
industries and businesses. Last week, many tech publications broke news
about a blog generated by artificial intelligence that fooled thousands
of users and landed on top...
Canyon’s electric car-bike hybrid concept might just be crazy enough to work
2 days ago –
As we experience a global pandemic, the ever present climate
crisis, and overcrowding in cities, the way we get around isn’t changing
because it can, it’s changing because it has to. Some vehicles of our
near future appear to be more certain to succeed than others. Ebikes and
electric cars are c...
Here’s your COVID-19 horoscope (since you hate science so much)
a day ago –
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you
facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying
to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, When
flu season hits this year, are we going to update the novel coronavirus
to COVID-20? I’m on...
Pirated copies of ‘Tenet’ flood torrent sites — but you probably don’t wanna watch them
2 days ago –
It’s been less than a week since Christopher Nolan‘s latest
blockbuster Tenet hit theaters, but pirated copies are already
circulating the internet. There’s one catch though: none of the leaked
versions are in high quality. Several pirated copies of the movie have
cropped up online over the past ...
Boost your productivity with Gmail’s canned responses
20 hours ago –
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice
on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other
stuff. “How can I boost my productivity and procrastinate less?” This is
a question I’ve asked myself countless times. Shall I ignore my emails,
try and get through t...
Boost your productivity with Gmail’s canned responses
20 hours ago –
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and
advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and
other stuff. “How can I boost my productivity and procrastinate less?”
This is a question I’ve asked myself countless times. Shall I ignore my
emails, try and get through t...
New study suggests we all might be children of alien organisms
20 hours ago –
Panspermia means “seeds everywhere,” and the concept represents
the idea that life on Earth may have been seeded by biological lifeforms
from outer space. This long-controversial idea recently received some
experimental support from a new study out of Japan. These extremes of
life were tested uti...
Moderator of notorious dark web marketplace sentenced to 11 years
14 hours ago –
Yet another individual associated with notorious dark web
marketplace AlphaBay is going to jail. Bryan Connor Herrell, who served
as a moderator, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, the US
Department of Justice has revealed. Back in January, Herrell pled guilty
to conspiring to engage in a ...
Skoda launches its all-new Enyaq EV — here’s what you need to know
15 hours ago –
Earlier this week, Volkswagen brand Skoda announced its first
all-electric sports utility vehicle, the Enyaq IV. It’s the company’s
second EV after its small city car, the CITIGOe, which is basically
just a rebadged VW e-UP! Anyway, it’s an exciting moment for Skoda fans,
assuming there are some...
Disney sets a date for Mulan’s non-premium streaming debut
4 hours ago –
If you really wanted to see the new live-action Mulan, but
didn’t want to pay $30 premium to see it early this fall, there’s good
news. Disney has now revealed when the film will be available to Disney+
subscribers at no additional cost. The film’s page on Disney+ was
recently updated, saying “Wa...
Nintendo now lets you cancel Switch pre-orders — here’s how it works
6 hours ago –
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice
on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other
stuff. Nintendo recently updated its Switch eShop policies, making a
change many fans have been requesting practically since the console
released: the ability to canc...
Tech Crunch
Indonesian insurtech startup PasarPolis gets $54 million Series B from investors including LeapFrog and SBI
20 hours ago –
PasarPolis, the Indonesian-based startup focused on making
insurance policies more accessible in Southeast Asia, has closed a
Series B round totaling $54 million. Investors include LeapFrog
Investments and SBI Investment, both firms that focus on financial
services; AlphaJWC; Intudo Ventures; and...
GM, Ford wrap up ventilator production and shift back to auto business
a day ago –
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United States, a number
of automakers and other manufacturers announced plans to retrofit
factories to help ease the shortage of personal protective gear and
ventilators. Now, two U.S. automakers have fulfilled their separate
multi-million-dollar ventilator ...
Toss Lab raises $13 million Series B for its collaboration platform JANDI, the ‘Slack of Asia’
a day ago –
As Slack ramps up its investment in Asia, Toss Lab, the South
Korea-based creator of enterprise collaboration platform JANDI, is
preparing to become a more formidable rival. The startup announced today
that it has raised a $13 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures
Asia, the early-stage ventur...
A SonicWall cloud bug exposed corporate networks to hackers
15 hours ago –
A newly discovered bug in a cloud system used to manage
SonicWall firewalls could have allowed hackers to break into thousands
of corporate networks. Enterprise firewalls and virtual private network
appliances are vital gatekeepers tasked with protecting corporate
networks from hackers and cybera...
Learn how to raise your first dollars at Disrupt 2020
15 hours ago –
Deciding how to go about getting your initial funding is always a
tricky subject, as the wrong move could adversely impact your young
company. At Disrupt 2020 this September 14-18, we’ll showcase three
amazing investors and experts who’ve shepherded multiple companies
during their earliest stages...
Mulberry, the warranty service for direct to consumer brands, approaches $10 million ARR
16 hours ago –
In the two years since Chinedu Eleanya founded Mulberry to be
the warranty service for direct to consumer brands, business has
boomed. Already riding a shakeup in consumer behavior brought by the
emergence of startup brands selling just about everything to just about
everyone, Mulberry brought a...
CBP does not make it clear Americans can opt out of airport face scanning, watchdog says
8 hours ago –
A government watchdog has criticized U.S. border authorities for
failing to properly disclose the agency’s use of facial recognition at
airports, which included instructions on how Americans can opt out. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), tasked with protecting the border
and screening imm...
Submit your pitch deck to Disrupt 2020’s Pitch Deck Teardown
9 hours ago –
Disrupt 2020 is a few weeks away and we’re looking for founders
to submit their pitch decks. In the Pitch Deck Teardown, top venture
capitalists and entrepreneurs will evaluate and suggest fixes for
Disrupt 2020 attendees’ pitch decks. First impressions are everything,
and pitch decks are often t...
3 ways COVID-19 has affected the property investment market
9 hours ago –
COVID-19 has stirred up the long-settled dust on real estate
investing, which could paint a bright future with promising – yet
different – projects for developers, startups and investors.
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $100 million Series C in digital therapeutics company Biofourmis
43 minutes ago –
Biofourmis, which combines AI-based data analytics and
biosensors to monitor the progress of medical treatments, has raised
funding from one of the world’s most high-profile investors. The digital
therapeutics company, which launched in Singapore and is now
headquartered in Boston, announced toda...
Track autonomous vehicle testing in your state with this new tool from the US government
4 hours ago –
The U.S. government rolled out a new online tool Wednesday
designed to give the public insight into where and who is testing
automated vehicle technology throughout the country. The official name
of the online tool — Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for
Safe Testing Initiative tracki...
Daily Crunch: India bans PUBG and other Chinese apps
5 hours ago –
India continues to crack down on Chinese apps, Microsoft
launches a deepfake detector and Google offers a personalized news
podcast. This is your Daily Crunch for September 2, 2020. The big story:
India bans PUBG and other Chinese apps The Indian government continues
its purge of apps created by ...
The Verge
Amazon deletes job listings detailing effort to monitor ‘labor organizing threats’
a day ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Amazon has deleted two job listings posted to its corporate employment
website detailing “intelligence analyst” roles that involved, among
other duties, monitoring “labor organizing threats” within the company.
The listings, which were posted days ago, f...
Intel announces its new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs, available on laptops this fall
12 hours ago –
Intel has officially announced its first 11th Gen Tiger Lake
processors for laptops, which will feature the company’s new integrated
Xe graphics, Thunderbolt 4 support, Wi-Fi 6, and a big leap in
performance and battery life over the previous Ice Lake chips. The
company claims that the new 11th G...
12 hours ago –
Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images
Earlier this week, a coalition of veteran and progressive groups
demanded that the Joe Biden campaign commit that no Facebook executives
or registered lobbyists would be appointed to the Biden transition team
or future administration if elected.
...
These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat
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Photo by Phil Esposito
On Monday, Dana Simmons came downstairs to find her 12-year-old son,
Lazare, in tears. He’d completed the first assignment for his
seventh-grade history class on Edgenuity, an online platform for virtual
learning. He’d received a 50 out of 100. That wasn’t on a practice ...